As a retail employee you will learn, grow, be challenged and thrive in a supportive and ever changing environment. You get to meet and understand people in ways you never knew before. Working at Apple made me better, and I miss working there. The discounts and extras are good, they take care of their own. Medical for part timers is amazing. Training is the best I have ever received. This isn't typical retail!

Cons

When you have mouths to feed, starting part time just doesn't pay the bills, and the ever changing schedule makes it very difficult to work a second job.

People , management, culture, customers, products,learning ,opportunity, development. Company fakes care of their employees health in big way. You feel like the company cares about you as a person and you don't feel like a number

Cons

Retail hours are demanding, but you have options to create work/life balance. This I think ostensibly thing you have to adjust to

Advice to Management

Create a way that internals can complete against externals who have more management experience outside of Apple with those who just have leadership experience inside of Apple.